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My quest for the perfect EDC pocket knife has taken me down many roads over the years, but I keep coming back to Spyderco. They make really good pocket knives–products made for work, not for looks. But over the years I’ve grown to love the looks as well, because to

They day Spyderco released its 2016 catalog, my eyes went straight to two things: the HAP40 Delica and the Mantra. The Mantra 2 looked cool, but it looks like about 100 other pocket knives, where the Mantra looks like a Delica made as a flipper with titanium scales and a

My every day carry hobby encompasses lots of types of items: pocket knives, flashlights, sunglasses, multi-tools, and more. I’ve always had a soft spot for keychain-sized multi-tools. I also keep a small tool pouch for my small EDC gadgets, so when the manufacturer of the FIXR tool contacted me and

My brother is really hard to shop for. I’ve given him a few cheaper knives, which he likes. But he wears them out quickly, even the more robust ones. So, I wanted to get him a decent quality made in USA model that he’d be hard pressed to wear out

When I was 16, my neighbor traded me a switchblade for a ride to his girlfriend’s house. It was made in Mexico from obviously shoddy materials. It fell apart just from a few days playing with it. Living in southern California, my friends and I of course occasionally bought more

Spyderco is definitely my favorite brand of pocket knife. They’ve never given me any products to review or compensated me in any way, but I’m such a fanboy that sometimes it feels like I’m one of their employees, because I’ve been drinking the koolaid since I first held the Dragonfly.

These 3 emitter flashlights have always intrigued me. I reviewed one quite a while ago, but I kind of stopped there. The high end ones like the Nitecore seemed way too expensive, and the low end ones like the Sky Ray seemed way too cheap. So, I stayed on the

Flippers have always been appealing to me. There’s a lot to like: one-handed opening, good ergonomics and they are usually sleek. I’ve owned at least a dozen Kershaw flippers, and they are probably my favorite brand for that style of knife, but I wanted to try something different and unique

I’ve always had an interest in 1xAAA flashlights. Many years ago I had one of the first incandescent Maglite Solitaire lights, which had a pathetic output equal to about a single candle. They’ve come a long way even in the last couple years, and people I meet are continually amazed

The 2xAAA flashlight form factor never appealed to me much in the past. But I’ve been keeping my eye on some of the newer ones, and they finally got to the point where they were just too tempting to pass up. But there are so many models, and they vary